Remote Control Loco
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Remote Control Loco - Colour. DESCRIPTION: A prototype Remote Control System, designed for mine railways. SHOTLIST: GV locomotive pushing trucks with man at controls. SV man stepping off loco with control & walking away. CU man watching the loco. CU control panel. CU man’s thumb on control lever. SV loco passing the controller. CU control panel and dials on loco. MS loco pushing trucks towards and pan past camera. LV man sitting on front of loco as it is moving. CU man’s control box. SV man on loco, loco passes the camera.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Railways; Science and technology
- Locations
- Bedford
- Card file number
- 99739
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Denis White
- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 110
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How to cite this record
'Remote Control Loco', British Movietone News Issue No. 2337, 18 Mar 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30274 (Accessed 21 Jun 2025)